Getting Started

Use the following procedure to set up your mobile device to use the Payroll Time Entry mobile app.

Open the Payroll Time Entry app and select the Settings icon in the top right corner of the home screen. There are three app modes:
  • Supervisor: This is the most common mode. This is where the Foreman will select jobs, enter time, phases, and more for each employee on their crew. Please ensure you click the Download Pay Periods button after entering the connection information.

  • Employee: This mode should be configured for each employee with hours to sign off on. The employee will need to know the Company Name and PIN, as well as their own Spectrum Employee ID and PIN (assigned in the PTE portal).

  • Kiosk: This mode is used when you have multiple employees and a single (or few) devices on which they can review their time and sign (or dispute) entries. Log in and enter hours as you would in Employee mode.

Where prompted, enter the Employee ID and PIN, as well as the Customer ID and PIN assigned by an administrator through the web portal, and tap Download Pay Periods. A dialogue box displays when you have successfully signed in.

The home screen allows you to move between jobs you are assigned via the web portal. From here you can enter time for Labor and Equipment, enter Unit Quantities, view job Period Summaries of employee and equipment hours, and Manage Jobs by adjusting default shift hour settings and adding new employees and equipment. The Sync Data button at the bottom of the page enables you to send your entered time and quantities to the web portal when you have an Internet connection. You will need to tap the Sync Data button immediately after you have logged in to load the jobs assigned to your mobile device. Tapping the plus sign to the right of the job field at the top of the screen will direct you to your list of jobs, and you can tap any one to select it.